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<h1 class="topictitle1">Preparing for the Backup</h1>
<div><p>Before the backup, prepare information such as certificates, accounts, and IP addresses by performing operations described in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839145153__en-us_topic_0000001514140621_table10744125193920">Table 1</a>.</p>

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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="17.34%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.1 "><p>Management plane IP address of GaussDB</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="12.75%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.2 "><p>Yes</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="53.56999999999999%" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>Address used by OLTP OPS (TPOPS for short) or the cloud database GaussDB (supported in 1.6.0 and later versions) to provide services externally. For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000001839145157.html">Step 2: Obtaining the Address and Port of the Management Plane</a>.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>Super administrator account and password of TPOPS or the cloud database GaussDB (supported in 1.6.0 and later versions). Used to log in to TPOPS with the highest permission. The account name of the super administrator is <strong>admin</strong>, and the password is set during the TPOPS server installation.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" headers="mcps1.3.2.2.5.1.3 "><p>The certificate is required only when <span><strong>XBSA SSL Certificate Management</strong></span> is enabled. For details about how to generate and configure a certificate, see "Configuring Certificate Files for Mutual SSL Authentication" in the <i><cite>OceanProtect <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000001839145153__en-us_topic_0000001792502994_ph19170214112011">Appliance 1.5.0-1.6.0</span> ProtectAgent Installation Guide</cite></i>.</p>
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